Nvidia-backed space data centres put AI in space
Starcloud plans orbiting GPU boxes claiming 100x compute and free solar juice
Nvidia's AI silicon is headed for orbit as startup Starcloud prepares to launch a data centre in space using H100 GPUs stuffed into a 60-kilogram Starcloud-1 satellite.
Micron pushes 192GB low-power DRAM
SOCAMM2 modules promise massive capacity, tiny footprint, and less power
Micron has rolled out what it claims is the industry’s beefiest low-power DRAM module, a 192GB SOCAMM2 designed for the power-hungry AI data centre crowd.
Alibaba cloud says its Aegaeon GPU system cuts Nvidia use by 82 per cent
Scheduler squeezes more work from fewer H20 accelerators
Alibaba Cloud boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs having found a way to make Nvidia’s costly GPUs actually earn their keep.
NVIDIA slips in new RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell SKU
With 72GB of GDDR7 ECC memory
NVIDIA has silently introduced a new version of the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell GPU that comes with 72GB of GDDR7 memory.
Nvidia scrambled to keep OpenAI from running to Google
Jensen Huang made the $100 billion deal a top priority
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang apparently panicked when rumours spread that OpenAI might start using Google’s custom silicon for its massive AI workloads.
Intel bends the knee to Blackwell in hybrid AI rack stunt
Bundles Gaudi with Nvidia to stay in the game
Troubled Chipzilla has admitted it can’t beat Nvidia in the AI silicon war, so now it’s joining them by stuffing its own Gaudi 3 chips into a rack-scale server alongside Team Green’s mighty Blackwell B200 GPUs.
TSMC shows off its Arizona fab in rare factory video
Twinscan EUV kit and shiny wafer robots steal the show
Wafer-maker-in-chief TSMC has released a glossy video giving the world a look inside its Fab 21 plant in Phoenix, Arizona, and it’s stuffed with chip porn for the semiconductor-curious.
TSMC smashes profit record again on AI chip frenzy
Monster demand for GPUs and HPC silicon
Taiwan’s semiconductor darling TSMC has once again bathed in the glow of the AI gold rush, reporting a massive 39.1 per cent jump in third-quarter profit and setting a fresh all-time record.
Blackrock’s splashes $20 billion on data centre outfit
Larry Fink’s latest bet shows AI mania still has plenty of cash to burn
Investment outfit BlackRock is throwing serious money at the plumbing behind artificial intelligence.
Apple about to lose grip over TSMC
Fruity cargo cult’s chip clout under threat
The fruity cargo cult Apple may be about to lose its long-held grip over TSMC as Nvidia muscles in with a deluge of orders for high-performance computing parts and AI kit.